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Comment by FooBarWidget

While disinformation is one issue, I don't think it is the only one. I don't even know whether it is the biggest one.

I worry about bubbles and echo chambers. Nowadays people don't watch much tv anymore. The media that they do consume, suggest content that align with their exiisting views. Unlike tv where you get a range of different views. Whats more, people actually like this! This is why those media are so successful.

I worry about the fact that nobody is interested in actually listening to opposing views. People just shout at each other and reaffirm their existing beliefs.

All this are separate issues from fake news.

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